June 22, 2026

The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. — June 22, 2026

The Sun is putting on a show for solar observers. — June 22, 2026

Aurora Australis.

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Calaruga Shark Media.

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Welcome to space news and weather today. Saturn is well

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placed for late night viewing. Rising before midnight, Jupiter joins

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the morning sky, brilliant and impossible to miss. Before sunrise,

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a bright gibbous moon dominates the evening. For darker skies,

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wait until the early morning hours after it sets. Look

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south for the distinctive curve of Scorpius, its brightest star,

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and Terry's glows with a reddish hue. Its name means

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rival of Mars because of their similar colors. A long

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March seven A rocket is set to launch tomorrow from

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Winschang Space launch site. Treesomit's Scornsissen People's Republic of China,

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China is behind this one. The Sun is putting on

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a show for solar observers. Lots of active sunspot regions

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right now, which means the chance of solar flares stays elevated.

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Aurora watchers in the far north might catch a faint

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glow on the horizon tonight. Aurora Australis asteroid fifteen two

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six three seven nineteen ninety seven NC one, several hundred

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meters across, will fly past Earth in about five days,

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about six lunar distances from Earth. Completely safe, but a

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nice reminder of our busy Solar system. Space News and

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NASA and spaceflight news sources around the world.